Editorial desk
UnraidHub Editorial
The editorial desk that publishes UnraidHub. It is a byline for the site's editorial process, not a person, and this page carries no author biography because there is no individual author to describe.
How this desk works
- Articles are researched from primary sources: vendor and project documentation, published standards and specifications, release notes, advisories, and measurements published by the people who took them.
- Drafts are produced with AI assistance and then edited against those same sources before publication.
- Nothing published here claims hands-on lab testing, benchmarking, or first-hand measurement. Where a figure comes from a datasheet or someone else's test, the article names the source.
- Corrections go to [email protected] and are made on the affected page. Funding is set out on the disclosure page.
Posts (8)
- Storage
How to Add a Drive to Unraid Array: Clear, Format, Done
Add a drive to an Unraid array in six steps: check the parity size rule, assign a slot, let Unraid clear it, then format. Plus pre-clear vs clear.
- Buying Guides
Best Hard Drives for Unraid: CMR Picks by Budget (2026)
The best hard drives for Unraid are CMR NAS or enterprise drives. Picks by budget, parity sizing rules, and how to spot used drives sold as new.
- Comparisons
Unraid vs Proxmox for Home Server: Which One to Run
Unraid is a NAS with apps bolted on. Proxmox VE is a hypervisor with storage underneath. How to pick one for a single home box, from the official docs.
- Docker
How to Set Up Unraid Docker Containers
A practical guide to setting up Unraid Docker containers, including Docker setup, Community Applications, appdata paths, networks, and updates.
- Troubleshooting
Unraid Disk Disabled (Red X): Re-enable or Rebuild Safely
Device is disabled, contents emulated: what Unraid's red X means, how to tell a bad cable from a dead drive, and how to re-enable or rebuild the disk.
- Build Guides
Unraid Hardware Guide: What to Buy for a First Build
What actually constrains a first Unraid server: licence device limits, parity disk sizing, where SSDs belong, the boot device and the network card.
- Comparisons
Unraid vs Synology (and TrueNAS): Which NAS to Buy
Unraid vs Synology for a home NAS: expansion, redundancy, failure behaviour and cost compared, with TrueNAS as the DIY ZFS third option.
- Storage Architecture
Unraid Array vs Pool: Parity, Speed and Best Uses
Compare the Unraid array and pools by parity, speed, redundancy and workload, then place media, appdata, Docker and VMs on the right storage.